Fourteen neighbouring homes in Mooroolbark are taking part in the AusNet Services trial that will shape how Victorians use, store and share power in the future. The trial has reached an important milestone with customers now able to monitor and respond to their electricity generation and use within their homes via a new web portal.

AusNet Services is installing leading-edge technology across its electricity network to reduce the risk of powerline-related bushfires. The technology, known as Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter or REFCL, will be installed in selected high bushfire risk areas over the next seven years